Fable for Blackboard
George Starbuck, “Fable for Blackboard” from Bone Thoughts. Copyright © 1960 by George Starbuck. Reprinted with the permission of Yale University Press.
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Poet George Starbuck 1931–1996
POET’S REGION U.S., Southern
Subjects Activities, Animals, School & Learning, Nature
Poetic Terms Rhymed Stanza
Biography
George Starbuck's songs of protest are usually concerned with love, war, and the spiritual temper of the times. John Holmes believes that "there hasn't been as much word excitement . . . for years," as one finds in Bone Thoughts. Harvey Shapiro points out that Starbuck's work is attractive because of its "witty, improvisational surface, slangy and familiar address, brilliant aural quality . . .," and adds that Starbuck may . . .
Poems by George Starbuck
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SUBJECT Activities, Animals, School & Learning, Nature
POET’S REGION U.S., Southern
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